Armageddon Time

[mrjarrell]

Forbes takes a look at the Iranian issue and the consequences. Scary stuff ahead and none of the roads lead to a peaceful conclusion. Sanctions? That road leads to war and suffering of the innocent. Attack them? Regional war, global suffering and economic collapse. Allow the to acquire nuclear weapons? A possible attack by Iran on Israel, a shift of the regional power structure and an ME arms race. No good is going to come of this, no matter what happens. One thing I think they may be mistaken on, tho is the Iranian ability to make a bomb. Just because you have the materials doesn't mean you have the ability. That may give the world a grace period.

From Forbes

Victor Davis Hanson is a military historian; Robert Baer a former CIA field officer. Both have studied the Middle East for decades, traveled to the area repeatedly in recent years and written about the region extensively. And both have become convinced that we may be facing a cataclysm.
Hanson and Baer each presented his analysis during an interview this past week. Although they differ on certain matters, they agree on five observations. The first: If not already capable of doing so, Iran will be able to produce nuclear weapons in mere months.
Baer noted that Iran's scientific and technical capacity is impressive. The country may very well be able to produce enough enriched uranium for several nuclear weapons on its own. If not, Iran can obtain enriched uranium in other ways. "The Iranians are very good at procuring banned materials very easily," said Baer. "They are very close [to having what they need to produce weapons]. They could move very quickly."
How quickly?
"Six months, a year."
The second observation: The Iranians have no interest in running a bluff. Once able to produce nuclear weapons, they will almost certainly do so.

Read the rest at the source.

 

[henktermaat]

I'm pretty sure a nuke attack on Israel will trigger the end, for those of you who are Bible-believers...

 

[LEaSH]

And which is inevitable, for those that are bible believers.

 

[jmiller676]

This could be solved if we just turn Iran into a nice piece of glass, and while were at it North Korea, Russia, etc....

 

[mrjarrell]

This could be solved if we just turn Iran into a nice piece of glass, and while were at it North Korea, Russia, etc....

Yeah, because there's nothing like an act of genocide to put things in perspective. I'm pretty sure there are people in NKorea and Iran who think the same way you do. And we work awfully hard to keep those types under control.

 

[jmiller676]

Yeah, because there's nothing like an act of genocide to put things in perspective. I'm pretty sure there are people in NKorea and Iran who think the same way you do. And we work awfully hard to keep those types under control.

With everything happening in the world do you still fail to see that those countries are just waiting for something to happen here? Those countries threaten us more than any other and I'm sick of the U.S. bending over and taking it in the:moon:.

 

[jedi]

The best defense is a good offense. Iran won't stop until every last "christian/jew" is wiped off the surface of the planet and there are none in the galaxy. Sadly that is the mentality of those in power in Iran.

 

[CarmelHP]

Making a fission bomb is relatively easy. The hard part has always been obtaining enough fissionable material. Even relatively low yield fission bombs would bring devastation where used and fear where threatened. Israel can deliver fusion warheads long distance. If threatened, why would they hesitate, it would be suicide.